Comments: DENALI HOLY BULL drops in class and anything close to his best makes him a winner against this bunch. FAST AND FRUGAL looked good winning at this level but seems to prefer the sloppy going. EL DIABLO is a contender.

2nd-$19,300, Claiming ($10,000), 4 yo's & up, F & M, 1 mi.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Norma's Dream, Lebron/Mattingly

8-1

2

All That Glimmers, Castanon/Lauer

5-2

3

Sister Genevra, Lanerie/Richardson

5-2

4

Dowooper, Vazquez/Vasquez

12-1

5

Seamstress, Battula/Jurado

10-1

6

Quite Explosive, Mena/Werner

2-1

7

Lovely Jane, Davis/Bush

10-1

Choices: 1. Sister Genevra. 2. Quite Explosive. 3. All That Glimmers.

Comments: SISTER GENEVRA has been running well on the poly but owns a win over the Churchill strip last year. Give her the slight edge with Lanerie picking up the mount. QUITE EXPLOSIVE drops back in for a tag after hooking optional claimers at Fair Grounds. She also has a win over this track and is the one to beat. ALL THAT GLIMMERS comes off of a solid win.

3rd-$19,300, Claiming ($15,000-$10,000), 3 yo's & up, 6 1/2 f.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Shut Down Corner, Goncalves/Simms

7-2

2

Tenacious Tiger, Pedroza/Demeritte

4-1

3

Billybillwillywill, Napravnik/Amoss

7-2

4

Affair, Lanerie/Walsh

3-1

5

Highlight, Morales/McSorley

5-1

6

Circus Clown, Bridgmohan/Bindner

4-1

Choices: 1. Affair. 2. Shut Down Corner. 3. Billybillwillywill.

Comments: AFFAIR looked good winning his Churchill debut after being claimed back in March. He is capable of the repeat score today. SHUT DOWN CORNER needed his last race and drops in class for this one. He is the one to beat. BILLYBILLYWILLYWILL rates a chance.

4th-$16,000, Claiming ($5,000), 4 yo's & up, 6 f.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Future Prospect, Borel/Skaggs

5-2

2

Lifeinthetropics, Morales/Larue

15-1

3

Kitchenman, McKee/Richardson

8-1

4

J B's Unc, Arroyo/Sturgeon

10-1

5

Surf Cast, Bridgmohan/Alfir

5-1

6

Storm Make'n, Sanjur/Macias

10-1

7

Voodoo Doctor, Lanerie/Werre

3-1

8

Pure Rush, Hernandez/Cowans

6-1

9

Threeforall, Molina/McCarty

12-1

Choices: 1. Future Prospect. 2. Voodoo Doctor. 3. J B's Unc.

Comments: FUTURE PROSPECT is a 9-year-old stakes winner dropping to the bottom. That's never a good sign but don't think owner/trainer D.H. Skaggs would run him here if he wasn't in good shape. VOODOO DOCTOR also takes the class plunge and Lanerie takes off of the top pick to ride here. J B'S UNC rates a chance.

5th-$52,000, Allowance, 3 yo's & up, F & M, 1 1/16 mi., tf.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Anna Pavlova, Napravnik/Jones

6-1

2

Oscar Party, Arroyo/Catalano

6-1

3

Ocean Bertie, Bridgmohan/Margolis

5-1

4

Beverage Queen, Garcia/McPeek

15-1

5

Gleaning, Castanon/LoPresti

12-1

6

By Golly Molly, Lanerie/Kenneally

12-1

7

Bargain Blitz, Goncalves/Mott

4-1

8

Neith, Albarado/Lukas

10-1

9

Archetype, Mena/Arnold

8-1

10

Pappascat, Court/Simms

10-1

11

Assets of War, Hernandez/Howard

10-1

12

Dynarama, Borel/Pitts

15-1

Main Track Only

13

Liberated, Court/Oliver

4-1

Also Eligible

14

I'm Your Luv, Lebron/McPeek

6-1

15

Faerie Queene, Lanerie/Hiles

10-1

16

Fog Happens, Borel/Williams

15-1

17

With Excellence, Bridgmohan/Thomas

15-1

Choices: 1.Bargain Blitz. 2. Ocean Bertie. 3. Pappascat.

Comments: BARGAIN BLITZ was third behind a repeat winner at Keeneland and has posted two bullet works since that start. She broke her maiden over this turf course last year and rates the edge in what looks like a very well-matched allowance race. OCEAN BERTIE ran well last out to finish second after making the early lead. A repeat of that one makes her dangerous. PAPPASCAT has been off since October but fits with these

6th-$14,000, Maiden Claiming ($10,000), 3 yo's & up, 6 f.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Tyler T, Albarado/Vance

9-2

2

Rockefeller, Garcia/McPeek

5-1

3

Dontgothere, Borel/Borel

7-2

4

Jackson Action, Goncalves/Forster

4-1

5

Lafitte, Mena/Flint

12-1

6

Just Tango, Johnson/Caulier-Eimbcke

10-1

7

Kentucky Lightnin, Castillo/Durbin

12-1

8

Blazing Hellcat, Torres/Short

15-1

9

Brentsville Road, Straight/Frazier

10-1

10

Zealous Secret, Pedroza/Reed

12-1

11

Teton Derby, Davis/York

50-1

12

Turf Ruler, Morales/Freeman

15-1

Choices: 1. Dontgothere. 2. Jackson Action. 3. Tyler T.

Comments: DONTGOTHERE lost all chance last out when Borel couldn't get through on his rail. Give him the edge in a fairly weak maiden claimer. JACKSON ACTION has the speed to be on or near the lead and is the one to catch. TYLER T. is a contender.

7th-$16,000, Claiming ($5,000), 4 yo's & up, 6 f.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Gruenewald, Lanerie/Hiles

5-1

2

Mad Aftershock, Court/Bright

20-1

3

Don'tgetmadgeteven, Arroyo/Sturgeon

8-1

4

Big Adam, Lebron/Farrior

8-1

5

Western Tease, Franklin/Kobiskie

5-2

6

Nickel Pickle, Castanon/Castanon

12-1

7

Finding Paradise, Albarado/Bindner

4-1

8

Ghost Chapel, Davis/McCauley

6-1

9

High Mystery, Castanon/Frost

5-1

10.

Blingboy, Rossi/Pfister

50-1

Choices: 1. Western Tease. 2. Finding Paradise. 3. Gruenwald.

Comments: WESTERN TEASE comes to Kentucky sporting a three-race win streak. He looks like a solid bet to extend that mark in this bottom claimeer. FINDING PARADISE drops a notch in class and is the one to beat. GRUENWALD will be running late.

Comments: COZZETTI is a graded stakes winner who makes his 4-year-old debut for Dale Romans. He has been training sharply and looks like a solid bet to get the win with Bridgmohan in the irons. DUBIOUS MISS is a 9-year-old veteran who is still going strong. He figures to be the main competition. SIR BOND has never been on the turf but is bred to handle the surface.

9th-$50,000, Maiden Special Weight, 3 yo's & up, 1 1/8 mi.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Entrainment, Napravnik/Walsh

8-1

2

Lifes Reward, Hernandez/Catalano

9-5

3

Fire Flight, Santana/Lukas

15-1

4

Bellodini, Castillo/Foley

15-1

5

Seeking an Empire, Bridgmohan/Margolis

5-2

6

Tiz Now My Choice, Lanerie/Arnold

8-1

7

Maserati, Garcia/McPeek

7-2

8

Chief White Fox, Arroyo/Brown

20-1

Choices: 1. Lifes Reward. 2. Seeking an Empire. 3. Maserati.

Comments: LIFES REWARD closed strongly to finish second in the final race on Derby Day. He appears to be in a good spot to get his maiden score today. SEEKING AN EMPIRE exits the same race as the top pick and is the one to beat. MASERATI has never raced on dirt but still looks dangerous.

10th-$100,000, Louisville Handicap, 3 yo's & up, 1 1/2 mi., tf.

P#

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Prime Cut, Lanerie/Carroll

8-1

2

Harrods Creek, Bridgmohan/Mott

4-1

3

Mack's Blackhawk, Santana/Gorder

15-1

4

Atigun, Garcia/McPeek

7-2

5

Ioya Bigtime, Sanchez/Block

3-1

6

Dark Cove, Napravnik/Maker

5-2

7

Najjaar, Goncalves/Peitz

20-1

8

Al Qasr, Castanon/Garoffalo

20-1

9

Heathcote, Wilson/Attard

15-1

Choices: 1. Dark Cove. 2. Atigun. 3. Ioya Bigtime.

Comments: DARK COVE has proven to be another excellent claim by Ramsey and Maker. He looked very sharp winning the Grade II Elkhorn on closing day at Keeneland and gets the nod despite toting high weight of 122 pounds. ATIGUN could be dangerous off of a win in his turf debut here at Churchill. He was third in last year's Belmont so the mile and a half shouldn't be a problem and he gets a seven-pound break in the weights. IOYA BIGTIME is always a threat if left alone on the lead.

11th-$14,000, Maiden Claiming ($10,000), 3 yo's & up, 6 f.

PP

Horse, jockey/trainer

Odds

1

Philly R, Goncalves/Milligan

15-1

2

Prayerofawarrior, Straight/Hamilton

50-1

3

Best Five, Napravnik/Maker

5-2

4

Pontchartrain, Mena/Flint

12-1

5

Matamoros, Artieda/Vance

20-1

6

Booster Rocket, Court/Medrano

12-1

7

Hugh the Man, Kuntzweiler/Ford

15-1

8

Fleet Decision, Vazquez/Lauer

12-1

9

Java for Two, Lebron/Frost

6-1

10

Rightous Party, Arroyo/Catalano

5-1

11

Song Ahead, Lanerie/Forster

3-1

12

Run the Figures, Castanon/Tomlinson

15-1

Also Eligible

13

Howie Roll, Morales/Johnson

30-1

Choices: 1. Best Five. 2. Song Ahead. 3. Rightous Party.

Comments: BEST FIVE takes the class drop and can win this one with Napravnik picking up the mount for Mike Maker. SONG AHEAD just missed at this level and figures second best. RIGHTOUS PARTY is training well for his debut.

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Liam Durbin's top picks

1st-Denali Holy Bull, Fast and Frugal, Ynot Gray Boy.

2nd-All That Glimmers, Sister Genevra, Quite Explosive.

3rd-Affair, Circus Clown, Billybillwillywill.

4th-Future Prospect, Kitchenman, Voodoo Doctor.

5th-Liberated, Faerie Queene, Beverage Queen.

6th-Brentsville Road, Jackson Action, Tyler T.

7th-Western Tease, High Mystery, Ghost Chapel.

8th-Cozzetti, Sir Bond, Sarava's Dancer.

9th-Lifes Reward, Maserati, Seeking an Empire.

10th-Atigun, Dark Cove, Heathcote.

11th-Song Ahead, Java for Two, Best Five.

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Saturday's entries at Churchill Downs

Handicapper Mike Battaglia makes his selections for Saturday's day of racing at Churchill Downs.